title: Flow cytometric analysis of DNA ploidy in large cleaved cell lymphomas.
abstract: The results of nuclear DNA content analysis of a series of 28 patients with large cleaved follicular centre cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) are reported. DNA aneuploidy was found in 11 (39 per cent) cases. The DNA indices of the DNA-aneuploid peaks ranged from 1.14 to 2.28. Seven (25 per cent) cases were tetraploid. DNA ploidy was not associated with prognosis. The percentage of S phase cells (SPF) ranged from 2.0 to 30.5 per cent (median 5.1 per cent). Lymphoma patients with SPF higher than 9.7 per cent had a worse survival rate than patients with lymphoma with less than 9.7 per cent S phase cells but the difference did not reach statistical significance. The results of the DNA ploidy and SPF were comparable to those of intermediate and high grade malignancy NHLs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Tampere University Central Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aine
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lehtinen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lehtinen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Apaja-Sarkkinen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leinikki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alavaikko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000782:Aneuploidy; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D008224:Lymphoma, Follicular / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011003:Ploidies; D011379:Prognosis; D016196:S Phase
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm